John Donovan

Tiny Cat Warrior Head

2023

Chasing the spiral of approval can be a dizzying experience. The rounded-cornered form is a subtle reference to a smart phone, the cyclopean eye a nod to the camera that always stare...

Amongst the pieces that refer to loss and despair, this piece alone retains a bit of hope for the future. The small, still developing form has accumulated a series of experienced (im...

Encouragement can quickly flip into a disapproving posture, based on how one might choose to act or not act. This is the first in a series of four wall mounted heads...

Paired with Screamin’ Eagle, these large animal-themed heads represent forces of power that enjoy talking over you or each other, always sure that what they are shouting about is mor...

A stylized portrait depicting sadness, loss, depression, or a reaction to the topsy-turvy reality that has been the last few years. Sometimes, you’re crying and you don’t even know a...

Paired with GrumbleBear, these large animal-themed heads represent forces of power that enjoy talking over you or each other, always sure that what they are shouting about is more important than anything else. This piece includes a tongue-in-cheek poke at the proliferation of kintsugi repairs going on in popular ceramics...

Xawery Wolski Vestido de Oro I (Gold Dress I), 2015 Terracotta, gold glaze 67" x 60" x 3" Polish-born sculptor Xawery Wolski works in a variety of materials: bronze, terracotta, w...

Signed and dated. «It was you that put your foot into my habitat» was part of O. F. Hvidsten's first solo-exhibition «This will never pass». The works com...

Signed and dated. «Waited for someone, for something, for anything, for too long» was part of O. F. Hvidsten's first solo-exhibition «This will n...

"Witness (Dessert Pronghorn)" by Heidi Moller Somsen, ceramic, 14 1/2 X 20 in., $2,000. The desert pronghorn are fascinating creatures, and the only large, plant-eating mammal speci...

Porcelain on granite Deniz Pireci's works; He tries to rediscover all the meanings contained in ceramics as a tool, to emphasize them even more, and sometimes simply to reveal them. As a tool, it is obvious that porcelain refers to fragility, craft, handcraft as well as mystery and the invisible. The use of porcelain in the field of contemporary art necessarily encompasses all these concepts, which it evokes as a material, within its scope. Pireci produces works that are included in many different trends with its approach to materials and art. At the same time, it not only questions our sovereignty over images, it creates an opportunity for us to lose it for a while. (Aysegul Sonmez) Deniz Pireci, who deals with issues such as migration, locality, identity, cultural difference and gender from different perspectives in her art practice, was born in Istanbul. She graduated, Ceramic Department of Marmara University Fine Arts Faculty. She completed her Master's Degree in Marmara University Fine Arts Institute Ceramic-Glass Main Art Branch in 2006 and still continues her work in her studio in Istanbul. Some of the artists works are on display at; Eczacibasi - VitrA Ceramic Art Studio, Korea Museum of KOCEF, Turkish...

Porcelain Book Holder (Two Piece) Deniz Pireci's works; He tries to rediscover all the meanings contained in ceramics as a tool, to emphasize them even more, and sometimes simply to reveal them. As a tool, it is obvious that porcelain refers to fragility, craft, handcraft as well as mystery and the invisible. The use of porcelain in the field of contemporary art necessarily encompasses all these concepts, which it evokes as a material, within its scope. Pireci produces works that are included in many different trends with its approach to materials and art. At the same time, it not only questions our sovereignty over images, it creates an opportunity for us to lose it for a while. (Aysegul Sonmez) Deniz Pireci, who deals with issues such as migration, locality, identity, cultural difference and gender from different perspectives in her art practice, was born in Istanbul. She graduated, Ceramic Department of Marmara University Fine Arts Faculty. She completed her Master's Degree in Marmara University Fine Arts Institute Ceramic-Glass Main Art Branch in 2006 and still continues her work in her studio in Istanbul. Some of the artists works are on display at; Eczacibasi - VitrA Ceramic Art Studio, Korea Museum of KOCEF, Turkish Ceramics...